Pittsburgh or Raleigh-Durham?

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Anonymous wrote:Just a heads up, UNC-CH and NCSU instate tuition are only $9k/year.

Pitt and Penn State instate tuition are $20k, and Temple is $17k. One of the PA public universities, West Chester (where I went), is about $10.5K/year, but it is in no way comparable to UNC or NCSU.

When I say tuition, I am not including room & board.

Good luck getting into UNC-CH or NCSU, however. It is nearly impossible, especially if you are coming from a Wake County school

Why?

Competition. UNC Wilmington, App State are also very difficult to get into. They could pretty much fill the entire campus with kids from the RDU and Charlotte area, so in these areas, they only take the absolute best. You have an easier chance if you are coming from a more rural area.

Maybe that’s the “word on the street,” but highly doubt it’s true. App State has over an 85% acceptance rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The "hurricanes in Raleigh" person sounds like someone who hasn't lived in Raleigh. Extensive rain, sure. Occasionally in a projected hurricane path and needing to prep ... okay. But actual hurricanes? Not very frequent at all.

Natural disaster wise you're more likely to have:
Ice storms - may shut off your power, depending on where you live (lines being buried underground helps a lot with this issue but doesn't completely resolve it)

Freezing rain/snow/ice/cold event - roads in NC are designed for extreme heat and not cold, which makes sense. They become dangerously icy and school is canceled if this is a concern.

Extreme heat and humidity - be careful when jogging, hiking, or even attending a soccer game or swim meet in the heat of summer. Know the signs of heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Also, bugs in the south are no joke. Most people have a contract with an exterminator to spray 2x a year. Learn to identify copperhead snakes, too.

There were a few years in Raleigh when they were hit by reduced strength hurricanes and had lots trees down and flooding.

Definitely a good warning about ice storms in NC.

There just tends to be more extreme weather in that part of NC, but the winters don't have much snow and pretty days. July and August are brutal.

We did end up with copperheads in our basement, that had to be exterminated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pittsburgh is the past. Raleigh is the future. It's that simple. Go to where the growth is. If because you'll find way more people who moved there for professional opportunities and open to welcoming new friends while Pittsburgh is a closed market where everyone sticks to their high school friends.

I do like Pittsburgh and architecturally it's great, but North Carolina is a no brainer for me. You're also closer to the coast and the beaches.

Have you ever lived in Pittsburgh? This is so far off. And its got 3 major universities and is a major medical hub. There is a lot, professionally and culturally, going on in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh’s population is drastically declining. A big question id ask is why aren’t people moving in to Pittsburgh? Only moving out.